A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck parts of South Africa south of the commercial capital Johannesburg on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.
Update - 2:41pm: Received confirmation that no miners are trapped in Orkney. Emergency services standing down.
The earthquake was centred six kilometres (3.7 miles) east of Orkney, which is 180 kilometres (112 miles) south of Johannesburg, at 10:22 GMT.
More than half an hour after it struck, no reports of casualties had been received by one of the country's largest emergency services ER24.
The tremor was also felt in neighbouring countries of Botswana and Mozambique.
ENCA reports that a building in Orkney had collapsed and one man had lost his life.
AngloGold Ashanti had sent a team underground to inspect the well-being of their miners.
Please report any injuries to 084124. ER24 is on high alert.
EARTHQUAKES FELT IN SA IN THE LAST TWO YEARS: [Source: http://earthquaketrack.com/p/south-africa/recent]
A LIST OF EARTHQUAKES FELT AROUND THE WORLD, TODAY:
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A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck parts of South Africa south of the commercial capital Johannesburg on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.
Update - 2:41pm: Received confirmation that no miners are trapped in Orkney. Emergency services standing down.
The earthquake was centred six kilometres (3.7 miles) east of Orkney, which is 180 kilometres (112 miles) south of Johannesburg, at 10:22 GMT.
More than half an hour after it struck, no reports of casualties had been received by one of the country's largest emergency services ER24.
The tremor was also felt in neighbouring countries of Botswana and Mozambique.
ENCA reports that a building in Orkney had collapsed and one man had lost his life.
AngloGold Ashanti had sent a team underground to inspect the well-being of their miners.
Please report any injuries to 084124. ER24 is on high alert.
EARTHQUAKES FELT IN SA IN THE LAST TWO YEARS: [Source: http://earthquaketrack.com/p/south-africa/recent]
A LIST OF EARTHQUAKES FELT AROUND THE WORLD, TODAY:
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